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March 11, 2024

Biden: I Regret Describing Immigrant as "Illegal" During State of the Union
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In an interview with MSNBC, President Biden said he regrets using the
word "illegal" during his State of the Union to describe a Venezuelan
immigrant accused of killing Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student.

President Joe Biden: "An undocumented person. And I shouldn't have used
'illegal.' I should have - it's 'undocumented.'"

Jonathan Capehart: "So you regret using that word?"

President Joe Biden: "Yes."

During a campaign rally in Georgia, former President Donald Trump
attacked Biden over the issue.

Donald Trump: "I say he was an illegal alien. He was an illegal
immigrant. He was an illegal migrant. And he shouldn't have been in our
country, and he never would have been under the Trump policy."

During the same speech, Trump mocked President Biden's stutter.

Donald Trump: "Wasn't it - didn't it bring us together? [inaudible]
bring the country to - to - to - to - together. I'm going to bring it
together. No, no."



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